associate degree nursing curriculum improvement project

Associate Degree Associate Degree NursingNursing

Curriculum Improvement Curriculum Improvement ProjectProject

Curriculum Improvement Curriculum Improvement Project Grant 2006-2008Project Grant 2006-2008

Funded from the North Carolina Funded from the North Carolina State Board of Community College State Board of Community College Reserve FundsReserve Funds Each project is 2 years in length, but Each project is 2 years in length, but

only funded on an annual basis based only funded on an annual basis based upon availability of fundsupon availability of funds

Administered by the Division of Administered by the Division of Academic & Student Services in the Academic & Student Services in the NCCCS OfficeNCCCS Office

Curriculum Improvement Curriculum Improvement ProjectsProjects

A means of providing funding for A means of providing funding for system-wide projects in curriculum system-wide projects in curriculum or instructional areas experiencing or instructional areas experiencing significant changessignificant changes Job market developmentsJob market developments Advances in technologyAdvances in technology New teaching & delivery methodsNew teaching & delivery methods Implementation of state or national Implementation of state or national

educational initiatives educational initiatives


Projects are based on the belief that Projects are based on the belief that the classroom instructor is the the classroom instructor is the critical factor in the targeted critical factor in the targeted curriculum area.curriculum area.

Professional development activities Professional development activities form the foundation for curriculum form the foundation for curriculum development & upgradingdevelopment & upgrading Content, methodology, technologyContent, methodology, technology


Basic Framework for all CIPBasic Framework for all CIP 2 years in length2 years in length Based at a resource college: Wake Based at a resource college: Wake

Technical Community CollegeTechnical Community College Full-time Director: Charlotte BlackwellFull-time Director: Charlotte Blackwell Involve faculty from all other colleges Involve faculty from all other colleges

offering the targeted curriculum area in offering the targeted curriculum area in achieving project objectivesachieving project objectives

CIP Management TeamCIP Management Team

Project Director: Charlotte BlackwellProject Director: Charlotte Blackwell College Instructional Administrator: College Instructional Administrator:

Ben White; Alisa NaglerBen White; Alisa Nagler Program Consultants: Kim Jernigan Program Consultants: Kim Jernigan

& Jennifer Frazelle& Jennifer Frazelle CIP Manager: Peggy TeagueCIP Manager: Peggy Teague

CIP MissionCIP Mission

Implementation of Implementation of oneone Associate Associate Degree Nursing Curriculum StandardDegree Nursing Curriculum Standard

Collaborative restructuring & revision Collaborative restructuring & revision of of A45100 : integratedA45100 : integrated A45120 : nonintegratedA45120 : nonintegrated

Curriculum Revisions Curriculum Revisions

Will reflect recommendations fromWill reflect recommendations from Institute of Medicine of the National Institute of Medicine of the National

Academies of Sciences report, “Health Academies of Sciences report, “Health Professions Education: a Bridge to Professions Education: a Bridge to Quality in 2003”Quality in 2003”

North Carolina IOM Task Force on the North Carolina IOM Task Force on the North Carolina Nursing WorkforceNorth Carolina Nursing Workforce

IOM ReportsIOM Reports

Acknowledge changing profiles of Acknowledge changing profiles of patients and recognize that nursing patients and recognize that nursing education programs are not education programs are not educating nurses to meet those educating nurses to meet those needsneeds

Set forth imperatives for nursing Set forth imperatives for nursing education programseducation programs

Imperatives for Nursing Imperatives for Nursing Education ProgramsEducation Programs

A curriculum that prepares A curriculum that prepares graduates with competencies to:graduates with competencies to: Provide patient-centered careProvide patient-centered care Work in interdisciplinary teamsWork in interdisciplinary teams Employ evidenced based practiceEmploy evidenced based practice Apply quality improvement processesApply quality improvement processes Utilize informaticsUtilize informatics

Needs & Emerging Needs & Emerging IssuesIssues

Standards last updated in 1996Standards last updated in 1996 Major advances in healthcare sciences Major advances in healthcare sciences

& services since 1996 update& services since 1996 update Curriculum revisions needed Curriculum revisions needed

To educate students to provide safe, To educate students to provide safe, competent nursing care practicescompetent nursing care practices

To update language in course descriptions To update language in course descriptions in common course libraryin common course library

To assure easy transferability of students To assure easy transferability of students among collegesamong colleges


To implement the NC Board of To implement the NC Board of Nursing curriculum mandate to Nursing curriculum mandate to include the “5 Practice include the “5 Practice Competencies” from the IOM reportCompetencies” from the IOM report

To provide professional development To provide professional development activities to assist faculty with activities to assist faculty with curriculum design and curriculum design and teaching/learning methodsteaching/learning methods


Changing curriculum focusChanging curriculum focus Conceptual learningConceptual learning Methods that include:Methods that include:

Increased technologyIncreased technology Distant educationDistant education SimulationsSimulations

Project Design & Project Design & ImplementationImplementation

Objective # 1Objective # 1 Survey faculty/directors/deans to Survey faculty/directors/deans to

determine curriculum & professional determine curriculum & professional development needs associated with development needs associated with changes needed to incorporate:changes needed to incorporate: NC BON standardsNC BON standards NLN standardsNLN standards IOM recommendations regarding educating IOM recommendations regarding educating

the workforce in NCthe workforce in NC


Objective # 2Objective # 2 Review professional literature to Review professional literature to

determine what the workforce determine what the workforce employers & the nursing profession employers & the nursing profession needs from the next generation of needs from the next generation of nurses and how best to implement the nurses and how best to implement the NCBON standards, the IOM NCBON standards, the IOM recommendations, the NLN standards recommendations, the NLN standards into into one one curriculum plan for all NC curriculum plan for all NC community college ADN programscommunity college ADN programs


Objective # 3Objective # 3 Form a Curriculum Development Focus Form a Curriculum Development Focus

GroupGroup Faculty/directors/deansFaculty/directors/deans Consultants from NC Board of NursingConsultants from NC Board of Nursing Representatives from NLNRepresentatives from NLN Education consultants from the NCCCSEducation consultants from the NCCCS Representatives from industry/employers Representatives from industry/employers

Design & Design & ImplementationImplementation

Curriculum Development Focus Curriculum Development Focus Group Will ReviewGroup Will Review Professional literatureProfessional literature NC community college standardsNC community college standards NC Board of Nursing standardsNC Board of Nursing standards NLN standardsNLN standards IOM recommendationsIOM recommendations Curricula from ADN programs Curricula from ADN programs

nationwidenationwide


Objective # 4Objective # 4 Coordinate meetings at various Coordinate meetings at various

locations throughout NC to involve locations throughout NC to involve “Focus Group” members in discussions “Focus Group” members in discussions regarding curriculum changesregarding curriculum changes Express opinions & concerns of Express opinions & concerns of

faculty/directors from colleges representedfaculty/directors from colleges represented Propose curricula changes which will lead Propose curricula changes which will lead

to curricula development & adoptionto curricula development & adoption


Objective # 5Objective # 5 Revise & restructure the ADN curricula Revise & restructure the ADN curricula

to reflect to reflect oneone Curriculum Standard Curriculum Standard which incorporates the major advances which incorporates the major advances in nursing and healthcare practicesin nursing and healthcare practices IOM recommendations for nursing workforceIOM recommendations for nursing workforce NC Board of Nursing requirementsNC Board of Nursing requirements NLN requirementsNLN requirements NCCCS requirementsNCCCS requirements Needs of healthcare industryNeeds of healthcare industry


Objective # 6Objective # 6 Provide faculty professional Provide faculty professional

development, as needed, in support of development, as needed, in support of curricular development & adoptioncurricular development & adoption Video conferencesVideo conferences Web conferencesWeb conferences Phone conference callsPhone conference calls State-wide workshopsState-wide workshops Discussion groups/ forumsDiscussion groups/ forums

Project OutcomesProject Outcomes

Multi-institutional effort that leads to Multi-institutional effort that leads to the adoption and implementation of the adoption and implementation of oneone Associate degree Nursing Associate degree Nursing Curriculum Standard which meets Curriculum Standard which meets the standards of all the accrediting the standards of all the accrediting agencies and reflects the advances agencies and reflects the advances in nursing and healthcare practices.in nursing and healthcare practices.


One curriculum standard which will One curriculum standard which will ensure a seamless articulation for ensure a seamless articulation for students moving among the students moving among the institutions of the community college institutions of the community college systemsystem

Increase in nursing student Increase in nursing student retention throughout the multi-retention throughout the multi-institutional campuses due to institutional campuses due to improved articulationimproved articulation


Increase in number of nursing Increase in number of nursing graduates throughout the multi-graduates throughout the multi-institutional campusesinstitutional campuses

Better prepared graduates for Better prepared graduates for current workforce expectationscurrent workforce expectations


Faculty professional development in Faculty professional development in support of curricular development & support of curricular development & adoptionadoption

Effective dissemination of project Effective dissemination of project results to the broader communityresults to the broader community

Enhance the knowledge & abilities Enhance the knowledge & abilities of faculty/directors/deans to of faculty/directors/deans to continue with program updatingcontinue with program updating

Associate Degree Associate Degree Nursing CIPNursing CIP

Every one will have a voiceEvery one will have a voice Stay informed & get involvedStay informed & get involved http://ADN-CIP.waketech.eduhttp://ADN-CIP.waketech.edu E-mail me at: E-mail me at:

[email protected]@waketech.edu Call me at: 919-250-4334Call me at: 919-250-4334 Know your college’s representative Know your college’s representative

and give them your inputand give them your input

Technology Focus GroupTechnology Focus Group

Web-based instructionWeb-based instruction Investigate the implementation of Investigate the implementation of

online hybrid nursing coursesonline hybrid nursing courses Recommend appropriate software, Recommend appropriate software,

assess use of PDAs, iPods, streaming assess use of PDAs, iPods, streaming video, etc.video, etc.

Assess opportunities and Assess opportunities and mechanisms for resource sharing mechanisms for resource sharing among institutions.among institutions.

Research Focus GroupResearch Focus Group

Conduct literature searches Conduct literature searches Using evidenced-based practice in the design Using evidenced-based practice in the design

of a nursing curriculum of a nursing curriculum Designing a conceptual based curriculum Designing a conceptual based curriculum Healthy People 2010Healthy People 2010 NLN standardsNLN standards Institute of Medicine Report, “Health Institute of Medicine Report, “Health

Professions Education: A Bridge to Quality”Professions Education: A Bridge to Quality” Board of Nursing “5 Practice Competencies”Board of Nursing “5 Practice Competencies”

Professional Development Professional Development Focus GroupFocus Group

Conduct a needs assessment of Conduct a needs assessment of nursing faculty across the state and nursing faculty across the state and recommend professional development recommend professional development topics, locations, and speakerstopics, locations, and speakers Conceptual vs content based curriculumConceptual vs content based curriculum NLN Core CompetenciesNLN Core Competencies Evidenced-based practiceEvidenced-based practice Informatics, technology, simulationsInformatics, technology, simulations

Simulations Focus GroupSimulations Focus Group

Develop plans and cost analysis for Develop plans and cost analysis for simulation laboratories. simulation laboratories.

Develop recommendations for purchasing Develop recommendations for purchasing equipment in stages, sharing equipment equipment in stages, sharing equipment among institutions, faculty education of among institutions, faculty education of equipment, and obtaining grant support equipment, and obtaining grant support for purchasing equipment. for purchasing equipment.

Arrange a “Simulation Fair” at one of our Arrange a “Simulation Fair” at one of our future meetings so vendors can showcase future meetings so vendors can showcase and demo equipment and demo equipment

How Did They Do That How Did They Do That Focus GroupFocus Group

What are the best ADN programs in the What are the best ADN programs in the nation doing that we are not? nation doing that we are not?

How do we measure up? Who are the How do we measure up? Who are the national “flag ship’ ADN programs and how national “flag ship’ ADN programs and how did they get this distinction? did they get this distinction?

Which states have the most cohesive, Which states have the most cohesive, successful community college ADN successful community college ADN programs and how may we achieve that programs and how may we achieve that status?status?

In the North Carolina Community College In the North Carolina Community College System, what are the ADN programs doing System, what are the ADN programs doing that we need to be proud of? Find the “one that we need to be proud of? Find the “one thing” that each college does great thing” that each college does great

associate degree nursing curriculum improvement project

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curriculum development

curriculum revisions

targeted curriculum

technology slide

project objectives

nonintegrated slide

resource college

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